What power did the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) have over railroad operations?

A. The ICC could monitor only railroads operating within state lines.

B. The ICC could control the railroads' transactions.

C. The ICC could make railroads submit their records to Congress.

D. The ICC could make laws to limit the railroads' activities.

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Aedan Porter

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30 September, 07:52

What power did the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) have over railroad operations?

A. The ICC could monitor only railroads operating within state lines.

B. The ICC could control the railroads' transactions.

C. The ICC could make railroads submit their records to Congress.

D. The ICC could make laws to limit the railroads' activities.

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Ruben Mahoney · Answer 1

C. The ICC could make railroads submit their records to Congress

Explanation:

This got passed in 1887 and is called the Interstate Commerce Act. This finally got passed after small outrage among the people that wanted railroad functions to be monitored.

Irvin Hendricks · Answer 2

The correct answer is C) the ICC could make railroads submit their records to Congress.

The power that the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) has over railroad operations is "the ICC could make railroads submit their records to Congress."

The US government knew that it had to create an agency to regulate all the trade issues in the country because some of them had created problems between people and companies. That is why on February 4, 1887, the Interstate Commerce Act included the Interstate Commerce Commission to specifically supervise and regulate railroads, bus lines, and telephone companies in America. The agency ended operations on January 1, 1996, and its many functions passed to the Surface Transportation Board.